Digital Copywriter and PR
Location: GB, SOM, Clevedon
Employment type: Full-time
Industry: Computer Software
Function: Marketing

Company profile:
Sparkol is a growing software company based outside of Bristol, UK.We specialise in making unique tools that help people get their message across without any design or technical know-how. The Sparkol team comprises talented developers, designers, writers, musicians and support staff.Our main product, VideoScribe, enables our users to create engaging whiteboard-style animations quickly and easily. It's used by thousands of business people, marketers, illustrators, video professionals, teachers and students, as well as regular folk with stories to tell.VideoScribe is available for desktop as well as iPad and Android apps.

Job description:
At Sparkol, our mission is to help people engage their audience. Our products empower people to communicate more effectively, regardless of their technical ability.Our flagship product, VideoScribe, enables our customers to create their own whiteboard animations quickly and easily.In two years, VideoScribe has gained hundreds of thousands of users in over 135 countries, and our team has more than doubled to 36 people in the past year alone.If you're full of ideas and excited about helping people to communicate, there could be a place for you at Sparkol.We are seeking a full time digital copywriter and PR expert to join our fun loving and hardworking team. Someone who can craft exciting stories about our brand and spread them across the media. We're searching for a natural writer and born storyteller.Our mission as a company is to help everyone to engage their audience. Your mission will be to engage your readers with your writing, build relationships with partners and spread the news about our products. You will be excited by digital publishing technology and full of ideas to take us to the next level. A portfolio of successful blogs, websites and PR campaigns is a must. Experience of measuring the success of your writing and PR (for example through Google Analytics, A/B testing and campaign metrics) is extremely desirable. Familiarity with HTML and at least one thriving personal social media account would benefit your application.The role:Work within the Sparkol communications team, writing and editing marketing material for a wide variety of contexts, including:PR - sending stories to, and managing relationships with, key contacts and partnersBlog - research, write and promote posts for the Sparkol blogEmails - email campaigns and customer communicationsWebsite - copy, microcopy and metadata for our web pagesInternal - draft and proofread company policies and documents and add to editorial guides 

Requirements:
Core skills:Brilliant writer - versatile, creative and prolificJournalist's eye - can spot a good story and find the killer angleAttention to detail - would rather die than publish something with a tiny mistakeResourceful - happy to research material and create new marketing opportunities for the companyTeam player - can take criticism as part of the publishing process and work on whatever needs doingQuick learner - able to adapt writing to what works in each marketing contextProductive - can meet deadlines and write on the stodgy days too

Benefits:
24 days holiday per year plus UK bank holidaysHealth cash planIncome protectionLife coverPrivate health coverFree daily lunches delivered by a local restaurantOpportunity for training days and growthChildcare vouchersCharity sponsorship fund availableYour choice of tools so you can do your best workCompetitive SalaryIf this job is for you, please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter to #EMAIL_9ba8d3f7fb3022a068ae9240152b51225b4823962e1b5d8e3f564e1cefc790a2#. To speed up the process please ensure you quote "REF: Digital Copywriter and PR 11/14" into the email subject line.We recommend you sign up for a free, 7-day trial of VideoScribe to try it for yourself.No agencies please